9:01 AM,
Sep. 20, 2013

Bloom makes quite an entrance in the play. When he takes his helmet off, the audience goes wild.

Written by

Bill Canacci

The new production of "Romeo and Juliet" is making headlines for its interracial casting (all the Montagues are white, and all the Capulets are black). It's also generating buzz because Romeo is world-famous pretty boy Orlando Bloom, and Juliet is rising Broadway star Condola Rashad.

While the show begins, literally, with a thunderous bang (as well as a bird), this revival offers little excitement and passion. ...